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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 1, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Becca Andrews, Désiré Nimubona, Jon Mooallem, Jesse Lee Kercheval, and Kathryn Borel.

Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

On Racism and Epithets

by Aaron Gilbreath March 30, 2020October 19, 2022

Essaying on the way white supremacy shapes life.

"The words 'short story' picked out on a grungy old typewriter."
Posted inStory

Ten Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2022

by Longreads January 11, 2022October 19, 2022

Longtime contributor Pravesh Bhardwaj read and shared 276 short stories on the #longreads Twitter hashtag in 2021. Here are his favorites.

Illustrated city map with some location tags.
Posted inFeature

The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews

by Will McCarthy January 3, 2023December 15, 2022

Glimpses of humanity in an unlikely corner of the internet.

An illustration of Queen Isabella of France
Posted inNonfiction

Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France

by Anne Thériault June 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.

Close up of orange seaweed on fine sandy beach seen from above.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 18, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Sasha Archibald, Michael W. Clune, Victoria Livingstone, Danyel Smith, and Drew Magary.

Posted inNonfiction

Best of 2022: Reported Essays

by Longreads December 13, 2022December 8, 2022

Our list of some of the great reported essays published this year includes reads on grief, veganism, the geology of Mexico City, and British real estate.

Posted inCulture, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

No Heart, No Moon

by Matt Jones April 23, 2019October 19, 2022

How humanity eats the future to feed the present.

Woman behind a curtain, looking out a window
Posted inFeature

Finding a Path in a Broken System

by Mailee Osten-Tan June 8, 2022October 18, 2022

Thailand is a top destination for gender confirmation surgery. Its success is a symptom of Western failure.

Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" directs from the control room while recording the album "Pet Sounds" in 1966 in Los Angeles, California.
Posted inReading List

Let Go of Your Ego: A Reading List on Brian Wilson and “Pet Sounds”

by Cecilia Gigliotti March 3, 2022October 19, 2022

Let’s go away for awhile and reflect on the genius of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds.” Wouldn’t it be nice?

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